Eastern Kentucky at Mississippi State

Eastern Kentucky comes off a 5-6 campaign and has a lot of new faces on offense. Five-year QB Parker McKinney is gone so Matt Morrissey will be behind center, a transfer from Western Illinois. The pass receivers lack experience and top running back RB Braedon Sloan (765 yards, 5.3 ypc) transferred out. Eastern Kentucky stepped up last season to face the SEC and lost to Kentucky, 28-17, in a game that sailed UNDER by two TDs. In 2021, they lost 30-3 to Louisville. Mississippi State has a new head coach in Jeff Lebby and a new QB in Blake Shapen, a transfer from Baylor. He has 36 TDs and 13 picks in his college career. Mississippi State opened last season with a 48-7 win over Southeastern Louisiana, covering as a 31-point favorite in a game that went UNDER. They held Southeastern Louisiana to 208 total yards while the offense ran for 298 yards. Play Mississippi State + UNDER the total.